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Parallel Spectral Numerical Methods
Urlhttp://shodor.org/petascale/materials/UPModules/Parallel_Spectral_Methods/
CreatorGong Chen, Brandon Cloutier, Ning Li, Benson Muite, Paul Rigge
ContributorSudarshan Balakrishnan, Andre Souza, Jeremy West
PublisherShodor Education Foundation
DescriptionThis module teaches the principals of Fourier spectral methods, their utility in solving partial differential equation and how to implement them in code. Performance considerations for several Fourier spectral implementations are discussed and methods for effective scaling on parallel computers are explained.
FormatC, PDF
SubjectEducation, Computational Science, Computer Science, Mathematics
KeywordSpectral Methods
AudienceResearcher, Educator, Learner/Student, Student, Professional/Practitioner, Administrator